The Jungle Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The inner desire that drives the corruption that exists in Chicago
  2. 3. An densely populated area in which high crime and poverty rates exist
  3. 5. A movement based upon workers rights and economic equality
  4. 7. The call between workers to abstain from working in order to petition for better working conditions or improved pay
  5. 9. Term used to describe Upton Sinclair and his uncovering of the meatpacking industry
  6. 11. Those who run the government of the city, primarily corrupt in their dealings
  7. 14. Jungle, The metaphorical term used to refer to the chaos and life in Packingtown
  8. 15. Abused and used by the system in order to help Jurgis obtain his dream
  9. 16. What is overdrawn from the overworked, lowly workingman
  10. 19. The expression of disagreement and protest
  11. 20. Term used to describe the working, eating, and living conditions present throughout the novel
  12. 21. Country left in order to try to obtain the American Dream
  13. 23. Change, What socialism and progressives push for to bring better life to all
  14. 24. Fraudulent and illegal conduct by those in charge in Packingtown and Chicago
  15. 27. Using physical force to inflict damage against someone or something
  16. 29. What is called for by Sinclair in the end chapters, the common man must rise up against the powerful
  17. 30. The federal organization formed from the response to The Jungle’s representation of the meat and food packing industry
  18. 31. Where immigrants come for a better life but corruption runs rampant to battle this dream
  19. 33. Believes in a dream that ultimately fails him
  20. 35. Is harmful and fatal in some cases, runs rampant in Packingtown
Down
  1. 1. System in which the people decide how it is controlled
  2. 4. Dream, The goal of immigrants who come to America for a better life
  3. 6. The control of everything within an industry; exists extensively in Packingtown
  4. 8. The setting of most of the novel and where immigrant dreams come to die an awful death
  5. 10. The overuse of the common worker by the upper class for personal gain
  6. 12. The holding area for the thousands of animals waiting to be mistreated before death
  7. 13. A theme in the novel, the state of having very little wealth or goods
  8. 17. The overworked men who keep afloat the system that makes Packingtown run
  9. 18. Overcrowded living areas, such as the homes in Packingtown
  10. 22. A perpetual idea and theme in the novel, used as basis behind decisions made
  11. 25. The only goal of meatpacking owners, “obtain at all costs”
  12. 26. An animal that is commonly mistreated in order to keep Packingtown running
  13. 28. Organizations intended to defend and supports workers against unfair businesses
  14. 32. The point at which Antanas dies and the total destruction of Jurgis family finishes
  15. 34. Sinclair, An important proponent of the Socialism movement